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Smiths Group announces break-up after activist pressure
Shares in London-listed conglomerate jump after it announced plans to sell or demerge two of its four core divisionsFinancial Times - 1h -
Civil Rights Activists and Entrepreneurs Split on Target Boycott After DEI Decision
Some believe in boycoting the company of over its DEI policy change while others say this hurts minority businesses.Inc. - 9h -
Activists call for boycott of Target following rollback of DEI initiatives
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.CBS News - 17h -
Sweden probes ‘foreign power’ link in death of anti-Islam activist
Intelligence services investigating death of Iraqi refugee who burnt several copies of the Koran in 2023Financial Times - 19h -
Hundreds protest in London as jailed climate activists’ appeals are heard
Road outside high court blocked in protest at ‘draconian’ sentences given to 16 Just Stop Oil ‘political prisoners’. Hundreds of protesters have blocked the road outside the high court in London, ...The Guardian - 20h -
Climate activists seek reduced sentences for "self-defense" protests
16 Just Stop Oil activists jailed for up to 5 years over their disruptive but non-violent protests in the U.K. say their sentences were unduly harsh.CBS News - 1d -
UK environmental activists appeal against prison sentences they say are unduly harsh
Sixteen environmental activists in Britain have gone to court to appeal prison sentences for actions including stopping traffic, blocking an oil facility and splashing a van Gogh painting with soupABC News - 2d -
Activists hold US Steel CEO’s feet to the smelter
David Burritt will have to provide a vision of how the company can thrive on its own if a Nippon Steel deal does not materialiseFinancial Times - 2d -
Activist Investor Seeks to Oust U.S. Steel Chief Over Nippon Deal
The two steel makers are seeking to revive Nippon Steel’s $14 billion takeover of U.S. Steel after it was blocked by the Biden administration.The New York Times - 3d -
How Europe Swung to the Right
‘A lot of people simply haven’t been heard for a long time.’The New York Times - 3d -
Cecile Richards, reproductive rights activist, 1957-2025
She became a household name as leader of Planned Parenthood, a target for the US conservative rightFinancial Times - 6d -
Trump and Vance back anti-abortion activists in March for Life speeches
Both president and vice-president indicate US justice department will no longer prosecute anti-abortion activists. In addresses to the March for Life, the nation’s largest anti-abortion rally, ...The Guardian - 6d -
Trump celebrates pardons of anti-abortion activists at March for Life
President Trump on Friday touted his recent pardoning of anti-abortion activists in a prerecorded video played before thousands of attendees at the March for Life in Washington. The day before ...The Hill - 6d -
Trump Pardons Anti-Abortion Activists Who Blockaded Clinic
The move came ahead of the March for Life, the annual anti-abortion rally in Washington where Vice President JD Vance is expected to address attendees.The New York Times - Jan. 24 -
Wray urged Biden not to commute sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier
Former President Biden commuted the life sentence of Native American activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents, against the urgings of former FBI Director ...The Hill - Jan. 22 -
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Biden commutes sentence of Native American activist Leonard Peltier
President Biden on Monday commuted the life sentence of activist Leonard Peltier, who was controversially convicted of murdering two FBI agents, within the final hour of his presidency. "The ...The Hill - Jan. 20 -
As Trump is inaugurated, activists ask: is there any point in mass protest?
Some say Trump part two needs a new strategy as ‘the novelty of mass mobilization has kind of worn off’. Donald Trump inauguration – live updates Prominent leftwing activists across the US say ...The Guardian - Jan. 20 -
Biden pardons 5, including late civil rights activist and Virginia Speaker
President Biden on Sunday announced pardons for five individuals, including multiple civil rights advocates, and commuted the sentences of two others. “America is a country built on the promise of ...The Hill - Jan. 19 -
Chinese activist Teacher Li’s memecoin launch divides dissident community
‘Teacher Li’ is among the most prolific sources of unfiltered information from behind China’s Great Firewall. But an attempt to monetise it has proven controversial. On Monday, two parallel visions ...The Guardian - Jan. 17 -
Influential activist short-seller firm Hindenburg Research says it is shutting down
Founder Nathan Anderson says he and his team are ready to move on to the next chapter in their lives after just eight years.MarketWatch - Jan. 16 -
Italian police accused of making female activists remove underwear and do squats
Climate activists say they were subjected to degrading treatment during questioning in Brescia on Monday. Italy’s interior minister has been urged to open an investigation into police in the ...The Guardian - Jan. 15 -
British activist investor seeks to disrupt Singapore takeover
Palliser Capital accuses OCBC of treating insurer’s minority shareholders unfairly as activist campaigns pick up in AsiaFinancial Times - Jan. 15 -
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Germany welcomes release of German Iranian rights activist from prison in Iran and her return home
Germany has welcomed the release of a German Iranian rights activist from prison in Iran and her return to GermanyABC News - Jan. 13 -
US activist Weinstein wants to be ‘white knight’ of UK stock market
Saba Capital founder says aim of his firm’s campaign against seven investment trusts is a new strategy to help small investorsFinancial Times - Jan. 12 -
American Airlines’ use of ‘ESG activist’ BlackRock failed workers, US judge says
Case over pension scheme management highlights rising risks of legal challenges over environmentally-focused policiesFinancial Times - Jan. 10 -
Shui Ka-chun, Hong Kong Activist, Dies
A social worker and teacher imprisoned for his activism, he later wrote about the toll of incarceration and worked to help others behind bars.The New York Times - Jan. 10 -
Anita Bryant, anti-gay rights activist and singer, dead at 84
Anita Bryant Dry, known popularly Anita Bryant — a singer and crusader against the progress of gay rights — has died at the age of 84, her family announced in an obituary.The Hill - Jan. 10 -
Fund managers to warn FCA over US activist’s plans to shake up UK trusts
Saba Capital has taken stakes in seven trusts and called on investors to vote for changes to their boardsFinancial Times - Jan. 9 -
'I thought I was going to die': Jailed Venezuelan activist details brutality of prison life
Hundreds were arrested in protests after Nicolás Maduro claimed victory in last year's contested presidential election.BBC News - Jan. 9 -
Gaza Cola launched by Palestinian activist to rebuild destroyed hospital
Sales of fizzy drink from London hoped to raise money and send a message to big firms ‘investing in armed trade’. Gaza’s healthcare is on the brink of “total collapse” , according to the UN, ...The Guardian - Jan. 8 -
Why climate activists are becoming more radicalized (and why that’s not a bad thing)
So, how can we make sense of what comes next for the climate movement by looking back to the Civil Rights Movement?The Hill - Jan. 6 -
Climate group calls for Biden to pardon activists for museum demonstrations
An international climate advocacy organization called on President Biden to pardon four activists charged with felonies in connection with climate demonstrations before leaving office. Two of the ...The Hill - Jan. 3 -
Activist investors give Japan a wake-up call
A critical mass of shareholder activists are forcing companies to adjustFinancial Times - Jan. 2 -
‘I was very lucky’: activist and blogger Lu Yuyu on escaping China
Released from prison in 2020 after being jailed for ‘picking quarrels and provoking trouble’, he became increasingly desperate to leave – before seizing his opportunity. As he trekked up the lush ...The Guardian - Jan. 2 -
Protesters in Syria demand justice for disappeared activists and accountability from all factions
Protesters in Syria have held a sit-in demanding justice for four activists who were forcibly disappeared in 2013 and whose fate remains one of the most haunting mysteries of the country’s 13-year ...ABC News - Jan. 1
